This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 5 days at 3:30 am.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
30 3 */5 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 5 days at 3:30 am.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specific time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.
A crontab (also known as a “cron table”) is a file that contains a list of commands that are executed at specified times.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 5 days at 3:30 am“:
FUN FACT: If you need to delete a cron job, simply remove the corresponding line from the crontab file and save your changes..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 5 days at 3:30 am for several reasons, including:
- Automatically send a report to a manager every 5 days
- Delete temporary files that are more than 5 days old
- Back up the database every 5 days
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 4 days
- every 2 days
- every 10 days
- every 1 day
- every 3 days
- every 9 days at 7:00 pm
- every 8 days at 6:00 am
FUN FACT: Cron is one of the most versatile tools in a Linux administrator’s toolbox..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 5 days at 3:30 am. Please share this page with friends and colleagues if you find it useful.
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If you are looking for cron jobs that run at certain minutes, hours, days, weekdays, or months, or if you are looking for miscellaneous cron jobs, then check out our relevant sections, or visit our crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.